http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/ HGTVPro.com contributors Andrew and Stacy Hunt share their thoughts on green building products and practices and how they affect the homebuilding industry. en Copyright 2008 Thu, 08 May 2008 15:40:52 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss a study ranking the green building practices of the top 13 homebuilders in the U.S. KB Home, D.R. Horton, and Pulte captured the top three spots.]]> http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/05/major_homebuilders_green_ranki.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/05/major_homebuilders_green_ranki.html Thu, 08 May 2008 15:40:52 -0500 Grab a pineapple and put on your grass skirts! Hawaii just passed a law that requires all new homes have solar water heaters installed! Aloha-oh-boy! http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/05/surfs_up_hawaii_is_first_to_ma_1.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/05/surfs_up_hawaii_is_first_to_ma_1.html Wed, 07 May 2008 12:58:38 -0500 Ordinarily I feature a regional green building program that strikes my fancy, but today it's Green Globes, a completely different animal. I'm not exactly sure what kind of animal, to be honest. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/04/featured_program_green_globes.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/04/featured_program_green_globes.html Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:28:03 -0500 Since 1997, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) has been creating a top ten list of green projects, and the honorees of 2008 take green to a whole new level. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/04/how_aiacote_measure_the_top_10.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/04/how_aiacote_measure_the_top_10.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:12:17 -0500 Building high performance homes isn't rocket science. The technology and processes exist, and in my book there's not much more research to be done to build homes that are significantly more efficient than code. But, just try selling them. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/04/marketing_high_performance_hom.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/04/marketing_high_performance_hom.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:40:37 -0500 It's always been my belief that there are two ways to really change our building practices in this country. Overwhelming consumer demand and building code. The latter is finally happening, somewhat strangely at the hand of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/03/the_national_green_building_st.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/03/the_national_green_building_st.html Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:19:53 -0500 International Code Council (ICC) has finally taken notice and decided to, of course, regulate it.]]> http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/03/icc_in_the_fray_or_in_the_way.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/03/icc_in_the_fray_or_in_the_way.html Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:07:19 -0500 Spring is about to spring (or is it sproing?) and your lawn isn't the only thing coming up green. A new Web site set to launch on March 17, 2008, will offer builders, designers, and home do-it-yourselfers a chance to shop for recycled building products online. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/03/green_materials_just_in_time_f.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/03/green_materials_just_in_time_f.html Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:12:02 -0500 I'm a pretty easy-going guy most of the time. But, after spending a week in Florida I found my hackles were starting to get up over the lack of solar domestic water heaters. Hey Sunshine State, what's the deal? http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/02/florida_a_nonsunshine_state_of.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/02/florida_a_nonsunshine_state_of.html Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:14:29 -0500 Consumers are demanding more efficient, greener homes, and builders are finding ever-increasing challenges to market and deliver them. Technical and marketing barriers - some as simple as trade contractor's lack of familiarity with technology, some as complex as builder's inexperience in marketing improved performance - are preventing the market from adopting green building practices as quickly as some would like. The public and private sectors are responding by creating new, voluntary programs for builders to assist them in overcoming these challenges, and for consumers to assist them in understanding building performance. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/02/department_of_energy_and_natio.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/02/department_of_energy_and_natio.html Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:58:10 -0500 When Stacy and I started to consider flooring options for the addition we're putting on our new home in Montana we had a short list of requirements. We wanted to find a product that was healthy, durable, sustainably produced, and economical. Not asking much, huh? Imagine my surprise when cork ended up floating to the top of mix? http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/02/popping_the_cork_getting_to_kn.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/02/popping_the_cork_getting_to_kn.html Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:34:23 -0500 European Union (EU) Sustainable Energy Week is being held January 28 - Feburary 1, 2008 in Brussels, Belgium and in other cities across Europe.]]> http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/01/european_union_eu_sustainable.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/01/european_union_eu_sustainable.html Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:20:34 -0500 Here's another one, this one based in Denver, Colorado and part of the Denver Homebuilders Association. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/01/featured_green_building_progra.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/01/featured_green_building_progra.html Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:14:06 -0500 Green flooring options in new construction and remodeling have over-promised and under delivered, especially if you look at the entire life-cycle of the products on the market today. Bamboo that was once was touted as the sustainable savior to that hardwood floor finish has fallen short on several fronts and continues to be crap-shoot for most consumers. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/01/bamboozeled_new_bamboo_floorin.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/01/bamboozeled_new_bamboo_floorin.html Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:09:30 -0500 Four new takes on the traditional flush are now making a splash in the new construction scene, especially following the recent passage of California's AB 715. This water-saving piece of legislation requires that all toilets sold in the Golden State comply with a new lower limit of 1.28 gpf (gallons per flush) by 2014. The estimated water savings could run into the hundreds of thousands of gallons per person over the lifetime of the fixture.]]> http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/01/toilets_are_putting_on_the_dog.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/green_team/2008/01/toilets_are_putting_on_the_dog.html Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:30:35 -0500